Walking on Wednesday - Advice for my 15 Year Old Self - NaBloWriMo prompt
Wear Sunscreen. Okay, not my words here, they are actually those of Mary Schmich . She wrote them as if she had been asked to give a commencement speech, wanting to share her own " Guide to Life for Graduates ". But i t was Baz Luhrmann 's 1998 remix version that made this popular to a wider audience. I was past 15 years old by a few years (12) , and I thought (still do think) that these are words of wisdom any 15 year old should heed. I even think it is good for a 27 year old me to heed, as I was one when the song came out. And even today , when I am (ahem) just past middle age, these are words we should hear every so often, to remind ourselves first, how naive were were at 15, and second, remind ourselves that we often take life too seriously. We should never lose the ability to live, laugh, and love. So, 15 year old self : read this, and comprehend that someday, when you are 40 with 3 kids and a husband, you can look back on these words and unders...